Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07


friends.
Thirty-fye thousand dollars has been
subscribed toward the erection of Vic
torial jubilee hospitalin London.
N0RTHWESTERN NEWS.
The Minnesota State Railroad Com
nissisners have suspended the long and
short haul clause OF the state upon the N. P.
R. r., upon the petition of j. N. Hannaford,
General freight agent of the road and the
st. Paul firm of Averill, Carpenter q Co.,
So far as it affects the transportation Of the
product OF the Fergus Falls paper mill to
St. Paul and Minneapolis, the railroad com
mission has arrived at a conclusion favor
able to the petitioners, and the law is suS-
pended for the present, as requested, sub
Ject to change or modification of the
case at any time. Messrs. Ayerill, Sarpen-
ter Il Co. buy the entire output Of the mill,
and the Northern Pacific has given it a
special rate of 12115a cents per hundred
weight, the regular rate being ~ cents per
hundred weight. The mill was at one time
closed because it could not compete with
Eastern paper mills, but under the above
arrangements has been enabled to open up
and makes weekly payroll OF about $500.
With the regular freight tariff to St Paul
the mill will be obliged to shut down This
is the first application Of this nature to the
commission.
Upon a question submitted to him
Attorney General Clapp, of Minnesota, has
issued an opinion as to the status Of villages
under the General Laws of 1885, holding that
villages so incorporated are separate cleo
ton districts. Tie Attorney General saws
sit must be confessed that it has generally
been regarded that such villages did not
constitute separate election districts, and
the law is not as plain as the Importance of
the subject would merit After quoting
from the law at much length he concludes
81 have given at some length the ground
upon which my opinion is based that they
are separate election districts and that the
electors Of such villages have no right to
vote at town meetings, and that villages
and towns should be regarded as separate
election districts for the purpose Of general
elections
Brainerd, Mimi, suffered great loss
from the burning of the Willard Hotel at
an early houron the morning Of the 4th.
The fire broke out in the kitchen portion
and so rapidly spread over the house that
it was with difficulty some of the guests
escaped. Tho May Blossom Comedy
Company OF New Y ork Were among the
guests and lost their wardrobe, and the
Ii
hotel. Several suffered minor injuries and
one gentleman was nearly suffocated. The
hotel was erected four years ago upon the
site OF a burned hotel and cost $4,000.
The insurance was only $4,000. Landlord
W. w. Hartley lost nearly every thing, and
was carrying only 1900 insurance upon
nearly SIC. 600 of furnishings.
The will Of Alexander Mitchell was
probated at Milwaukee, April 80. 1t APP
points Mrs Martha Mitchell and John L.
Mitchell, widow and son executors. To his
widow he gives the homestead, and all its
appurtenances, 5000, 600 and a life annuity Of
Wisconsin Fire & Ma. inc Company bank is
increased to 10000, and equally divided
with the son and David Ferguson for 46
years its cashier and John Johnston for %
years assistant cashier. 70 grandson he
gives 100000, to niece s25, coo, and all the
remainder of the estate deducting these
charges and the benevolent requests, goes
to the son. The value of the estate is un-
known and never will be definitely made
public.
a dispatch from Mandan says that
there is every reason to believe. that Post
master Cannon of Fort Lincoln committed
suicide. Postal Inspector Stewart says
Cannon's salary depended on the number
of stamps Cancelled. Instead of keeping &C
avara Whi,a tare STUCK an
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the insnartor h fold anna1 9hot c h law,
liz b1a tp ha fnr ~; %
for the oHense. It is believed that the
Inspectors exaggeration of possible results
preyeed go, on G s mind and unsettled
have charge Of tie office. 11ss.s = '.1'''s
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IS pretby# early TO pegin predicting full crops
in Dakota this year, but unless all the in
Gications nil the fran Weld for 1897 will bo
enormous. Renorts from n north sonth and
central Dakota' ali fell ti1asame Story T ne
season is q little late everywhere. hilt no
5where have t]1e rains faiIed n rnnoa No
section has had t1,s, ,1I,,c,,
have had enough TO force the snronting 81 81
seed. IN many places the grairl is already
5up and doing nicely. Such q Favorable re-